Answer:
496 square feet
Step-by-step explanation:
This is one of those "area of the path" questions. You would have to draw a diagram as such:
1. Draw the rectangular garden with the corresponding measurements
2. Draw a larger rectangle around the rectangular garden such that there is a 4 feet spacing around all dimensions of the garden
After doing this you can calculate the path's area alone through calculation of the larger rectangle subtracted by the garden/smaller rectangle.
The dimensions of the larger rectangle created would be the dimensions of the smaller rectangles plus the 4 ft on either side:
Dimensions of Larger rectangle : 40 feet and 30 feet
Dimensions of Smaller rectangle (Given) : 22 feet and 32 feet
From this you can calculate the area of the two rectangles:
Area of Larger rectangle: 1200 square feet
Area of Smaller rectangle: 704 square feet
Now subtract the smaller rectangle's area from the larger to get the area of the path:
1200 square feet - 704 square feet = 496 square feet
